Carlos Tevez Accused of Wearing His Socks Inside Out

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is to be charged by his club with wearing his socks inside out against Bayern Munich when he appears in a disciplinary hearing on Friday. Tevez, set to exit the club in January, will appeal against any punishment.

The player originally denied refusing to play or warm up blaming a "misunderstanding" and his adviser Kia Joorabchian insisted in a post-match interview in which Tevez said "I put my boots on the wrong feet as well" was mistranslated.

The City climbdown followed revelations that, despite a 50,000 plus crowd and the presence of 27 City players and officials on the bench, only manager Roberto Mancini noticed that Tevez had his socks on inside out, thereby flouting FIFA rules.